Jeff Judson, a San Antonio resident and senior fellow at The Heartland Institute, was a leader of the opposition to the Pre-K proposition. He, along with The Heartland Institute, provided much of the research into the flaws in the proposal.
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“The passage of the pre-K initiative is not a reflection of it being a well-crafted, research-based plan. There were many unanswered questions and a lack of enthusiasm among professional educators in our community. The mayor had a huge campaign budget combined with all the taxpayer-funded information brochures that listed all the benefits but none of the unanswered questions or problems with the design of the program. Opponents had word-of-mouth and little more.
“I encourage school districts, educators, and parents to hold the city accountable for fulfilling all the promises it made during this campaign. We will be watching.”
Jeff Judson
Senior Fellow, Director
The Heartland Institute
210/748-7100
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The Heartland Institute is a 28-year-old national nonprofit organization headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Its mission is to discover, develop, and promote free-market solutions to social and economic problems. For more information, visit our Web site or call 312/377-4000.
Jeff Judson is a public policy consultant and served as a member of the Board of Directors of The Heartland Institute from 2010 to 2015.
